House lawmakers are preparing to select their new speaker as Republican leader Kevin McCarthy’s bid remains up in the air
, and Mr. McCarthy became his No. 2. Mr. McCarthy has led the party as minority chief since 2019.
While some Republicans supporting Mr. McCarthy cite his longtime experience in leadership as an advantage, his detractors have long-held conflicts with him, making it difficult for them to back him. They also say he has been too eager to work with Democrats, an impression he tried to erase in recent months with his opposition to the bipartisanRep. Bob Good , a McCarthy detractor, told Fox News that he thinks up to 15 Republicans would vote for a candidate other than Mr.
Mr. McCarthy has had to make efforts to win over far-right conservatives who want changes to House rules that would give them new powers to challenge the leadership. Mr. McCarthy has offered to change the rules to allow five House lawmakers to bring a “motion to vacate the chair,” a procedure that could lead to a speaker losing his job if he upset a handful of members. Under current rules, only party leaders can bring such a motion.
Mr. McCarthy said in a letter to Republicans on Sunday that he is striving for ideological balance on committees, meaning that hard-line conservatives may get the positions they have asked for on top committees, such as Appropriations. Mr. McCarthy has delayed setting up committees where battles are expected for coveted leadership roles, to avoid upsetting lawmakers before the speaker’s race.
In a statement dated Sunday, nine House Republicans wrote that Mr. McCarthy hadn’t yet satisfied their demand for changes to how the House operates. The statement said that “the times call for radical departure from the status quo” in House GOP leadership.Copyright ©2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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